I have two students who scored perfect on their PMs. I teach history, not reading (but reading standards are in our history curriculum)
These students are Bff's and in my class together. They get very ... What's the word...oh, disrespectful when I redirect them, and were eventually separated from each other from their group bc disruptive. Put into another group, but being 6th graders, acted out. So, off to individual work they go. Trust me, I was in contact with parents and students for a while. Didn't change, so their individual desks and no group work stuck (they were given MULTIPLE opportunities to earn their way back into group work and refused)
I think they decided that since they didn't like me and how strict I was, that they would "make me pay."
From the onset of this semester.
Both failed 3rd quarter. Both failed 4th quarter.
Had conversations about expectations and that they weren't hurting me, they were hurting themselves.
Both turned in almost nothing and failed quizzes/tests either by not taking them (they're online during class time) or just flat out failing then bc they checked out.
Both of them scored a C on their semester exam.
Some teachers I know would sub that grade in for their actual grade in the class. I talked to a couple of people and decided to let their F stand. Meaning summer school.
My mentor talked me through it, played devil's advocate, and made me see both sides.
I am choosing to give the students the grade they earned. F 3rd quarter, F 4th quarter. Even a perfect semester exam wouldn't give them a passing grade.
So they're both going to summer school.
I had an admin speak with both of them about my decision. Admin made it clear that this was the grade they earned, and next year it's gonna be tougher.
Props to admin for having my back, but I'm curious. What's your take?
They learned the content to pass, but never turned in work.
For me, that doesn't fly in the real world, and isn't that part of our job? Actions have consequences?
Thanks for listening.

Hello!

At the beginning of the year, we kicked off a series of events to celebrate... well a number of things! The subreddit growth is insane, so we hit 10 million subscribers while we were just finishing up celebrating 9 million...

But we started that celebration with a new Essay and Video contest! I'm happy to announce that after a long series of deliberations, we're ready to announce your winners! First and foremost, I want to congratulate everyone on producing such wonderful submissions. I and the other judges absolutely enjoyed reading/watching them, and I hope this encourages you to create more. I'm always here for what limited guidance I can give.
Reminder: Prizes are funded through Reddit's Community Funds program! The top 3 positions will receive gift cards to Crunchyroll's (formerly RightStuf) store! Please, I would love to see what you're going to purchase with them.

Writing Contest

1st Place: In This Corner of the World: Agency, The Past, and The Paths We Did Not Choose by VelaryonAu

VelaryonAu hits it out of the park with this essay. It stays true to the theme, starting strong and continuing that quality until the end. Much like Suzu's life, it expertly moves from point to point, example to example, all the while using succinct and pleasant prose. We all enjoyed every second of reading this piece and we think you will too. VelaryonAu wins a $200 gift card.

2nd Place: Gunslinger Girl and Confronting the Posthuman by paukshop

Paukshop delivers an essay that exemplifies the reason why we keep the themes for these contests vague, with it being a clever examination of a beloved classic under a unique lens. This is probably one of the best structured essays we received, clearly laying out step by step how each relationship in the show may evoke different interpretations of the posthuman. Its broad coverage and almost academic nature earn it 2nd place, winning a $100 gift card.

3rd Place: Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Eternal by baquea

As expected from a fan of Madoka Magica, and much like the show itself, this essay is dense with meaning. Baquea's prose ebbs and flows—sentences sometimes stretching out into labyrinthian snakes or curving back around into pointed statements. Regardless of what you think about the show or the writing style, this essay makes itself heard. Its clear passion and depth of knowledge towards the subject earns it a $50 gift card.

Videos

1st Place: Heavenly Delusion: Body Horror, Gender, & Transformation by thedman1954

This video is not only laser focused, it utilizes the video format pretty near to its fullest potential. The subject matter is exciting and engrossing, and it serves to be a vessel for the feel of the show itself. Editing is a strong point, using slick transitions and title cards to further illustrate key points. A nearly flawless entry earns it first place and a $200 gift card.

2nd Place: Blue Reflection Ray ( I Want to Change!) by thegajumaru

Thegajumaru's "[Blue Reflection Ray] I Want to Change!" starts off in a peculiar way, but I think one of the best things about the video format is that you can experiment and be eclectic and maybe... go off on a completely non-anime tangent about Star Wars before jumping into your real topic of Blue Reflection Ray. The most notable thing about this video is just how watchable it is. It flows from point to point with ease—both the editing and script leading the viewer along, almost unbeknownst to them just how entertained they are along the way. This addicting quality earns thegajumaru a $100 gift card.

3rd Place: Grief in To your Eternity by paukshop

Pauk digs into a core concept of To Your Eternity in this video, following the throughline of how our main character almost literally carries their grief for their friends and family with them. My personal notes on the video mention quote, "it's quite to the point and the point is strong," and in a sea of videos that are stretched out as long as they can for monetary's sake—it's a breath of fresh air. One of the hardest things to do in a contest like this is coming up with a concept that fits/subverts the theme, but pauk combining literal as well as metaphorical transformations, as well as adding a small personal touch, really elevates this video. He gets a nice $50 gift card for his efforts (in addition to his essay win!).
That's that! Congratulations to our winners, but also to everyone who managed to sneak in a submission. Please view the round-up of EVERYTHING here. I love seeing well thought out posts to the sub, whether that be in essay or video format. If you have any ideas on how to encourage this content, let me or the rest of the mod team know. Oh and also, if you submitted an entry and would like some brief notes on what we thought, message the moderators or PM me!
Winners, expect to receive a PM asking to confirm some information, and then accept your prize!
Thanks all!

Hello hello, I just would like some much needed reality on whether or not I could get accepted off the waitlist for upcoming freshmen for 2024
My stats: 3.8 unweighted GPA, 4.13 weighted on a 5.0 scale
Member of NAHS (National Art Honors Soceity) and of Educators rising, I have over 100 volunteer hours with the two of them combined
Reason for not having so many extracurriculars because I was a part time caregiver for my mother who got extremely sick, talking about going to the ER 2 times a week for months, and my brother who was in constant watch due to poor mental health
Teacher Cadet for 2 years, worked In a 3rd grade and now elementary art classroom
In total, took 6 AP classes and 2 DE
Have a job in a ceramics store as well as being a teacher assistant for summer camps
Designed a uniform for a neighboring highschool drum line, they got 2nd place at a state??? Competition
I am pursuing elementary education but I am interested in enviormental sciences
I would just like to know if I even have a chance against these insane candidates so I can keep my ego in check, much thanks!!

Well after talking with our 8yo daughters teacher and school staff we are making the decision to hold her back and repeat 3rd grade. She has been having a hard time reading for awhile now and even being in Title 1 help classes the past few years have helped but not enough.
Feeling devastated by this is an understatement. My wife and I both love to read and have always encouraged our daughter to and have read to her a lot as well. She has dyslexia and is ADHD as well so we knew things would be rough bug were trying to help out best we can. Her scores for the assment test showed improvements through the year but she is still well below the benchmarks of how she should be doing.
Just feels like I'm letting her down and failing her with this but I know it's for the best.

My (32 M) best friend (33 M) is having a baby. Me and my wife and him and his wife are best friends and have done everything together for the past 3-4 years. Me and him have been friends since 2nd grade.
They are due in about 2 months. Well I was out to eat with my friend during lunch today as our offices are a few blocks from each other. He mentioned to me how his wife wanted us to take parenting classes if we were gonna be around the baby. I guess she is making both grandparents take parenting classes as well, mind you the two sets of GPA’s have a combined nine kids. I asked if he would pay for it, he said that wasn’t the plan.
He then went on to say how his wife has set a pretty hard line in the sand stating that if you don’t go to one of these classes you won’t be around the baby.
I told him I won’t be doing it, and when I told my wife she actually hollared and said, “well this is easy, if she’s gonna be that crazy I don’t want to be friends anymore”
Are we the assholes. Look I get it the wife can do what she wants, but honestly I could careless to be apart of the babies life

right now i’m suffering from a flu or cold of some sort. 100.9F fever, clogged nose that i have to twist and turn every minute trying to sleep to be able to breathe, and just feeling like garbage overall. everyone in our house including my parents are sick with the same thing as well because my dad brought home some virus. i know tu* is uncommon with illnesses like this, but of course my emetophobia is not letting me live in peace. it’s telling me i’ll be a part of probably 1% that tu* from a cold or flu. also the last time i tu* was when i was in 3rd grade and i had a bad cough and ended up tu* phlegm. i don’t have a cough rn but i’m scared it’s gonna happen. i skipped dinner last night because my stomach felt weird and i felt n* after consuming pizza in the afternoon and i’m so scared to consume anything now. i really feel like absolute trash with the symptoms and my anxiety on top of that. any words of comfort or support will help :(

The dust clears revealing Gojo wearing a school uniform. Gojo greets Sukuna and tells him his uniform has been fixed and then hands a four armed jacket to Sukuna. Yuji says hello to Gojo and then runs off. Sukuna, now wearing his uniform, walks with Gojo.
They arrive at a school and head towards a classroom. When they enter they see Yuji, Megumi, Todo and Takada-chan are already seated. Sukuna looks confused and Gojo tells him that because of the accident they had during the Occult Research Club's field trip, they all missed the exams and now regardless of grade they are all taking make up exams in the same room. A teacher walks in, it is Kenjaku(as Yuji's mom). Kenjaku informs the students that any 3rd years who fail will be unable to graduate.
Last page is Sukuna staring at his exam with a look of horror while the narrator says that "for the first time in his life, Sukuna felt despair."

I hope this is formatted right! I rarely ever post on Reddit so I'm sorry if I did something wrong 😭
I have been searching for this book for YEARS so I would absolutely appreciate any help I can get!! 🙏
I read this book in 3rd grade (2010-2011), it was a picture book that we had gotten at the library near me (idk if it helps but I lived on the East Coast/US). It wasn’t super old looking but I definitely don’t think it was super new either. I believe most of the book was white besides the picture on the front and maybe a little doodle on the back. The picture on the front I think had a couple of the creatures in the book of all different colors.
From what I can remember of the story, there were two groups of similar creatures. They both resembled Moomins and donkeys I’m pretty sure but they were two different colors. The red ones had ears that stood up with a mane like a donkey and the blue ones had long ears that were down and long manes. Both groups stood on two legs, had donkey tails, and had I believe paws. The only things I can remember about the story itself is that the two groups didn’t like each other because they were different colors but two of them were in love? One from each side like a Romeo and Juliet kind of thing. At some point near the end, they each went into the water for some reason (they may have fallen, I’m not sure) and came out with the parts of their bodies that had touched the water being different colors because their colors had been mixed up somehow. I have a very specific memory of this scene and the picture itself. They were holding hands and looking into each other’s eyes smiling while the other creatures all looked at them in awe. The two groups then got along and they would all color themselves with different colors using their tails as paint brushes. They may have also lived in caves but I’m not 100% sure. I know they did hang out in fields at least and lived near a little body of water like a pond.
I think the pictures had a sort of watercolor look to them as well but I'm not 100% certain on that!

Backstory: Prior to service, I had extensive dental work done sue to congenital abnormality. I was born missing 12 permanent teeth. I had tooth transplant surgery back between 4th and 5th grade, Braces through Middle and Junior High, then extensive Bridgework done during High school years so I actually had a functional dental system.
While I was in the mlitary, it was discovered that one of the teeth that were transplanted into another area of my jaw, to provide support for the bridgework, had resorbed(failed). This required a lot of reconstruction work while I was in the Navy. They cut out a section of my bridge, did bone grafting from my hip, into my jaw, then plates, screws, metal implants and a prostetic cover over that implant.
Question: I really don't have any issues, now many years later. But I want to know how responsible the VA is for my Dental care and Prostetic treatment? I'm 90%(94%) rated. Nothing mouth related, other issues combined for 94%. Is there something I should do at the VA level to have this included? I doubt theres anything disability related, since I don't have a problem with it. I have broken it, in the past, but used my private dental coverage to have it repaired. Just wondered if I could get them to cover it, if it happens again, since the militaary was theone who gave it to me.
Thanks, John

To start this story off, I suppose it's best to talk a little bit about myself and my experience in the TTRPG space. I've been an avid TTRPG enthusiast for almost two decades now. Yes, I'm a bit of an old hat/old fogey. I started my enjoyment of the hobby with Pathfinder 1st edition, eventually transferring over to DnD 5e when it first arrived on the scene, mostly because it was the new hotness, but I ultimately found that it was better suited for the type of games that I enjoy running at my table. While I very adamantly enjoy the structure that a game's mechanical rules bring to the table, 5e provided a rules system that wasn't invasive, and so me and my friends were able to focus on the things about the game that we enjoyed the most - the roleplaying, the storytelling, and (most importantly) the fun.
Many years would go by, as well as a couple of what I would consider to be successful campaigns - basically anything that managed to survive longer than 3 months. Scheduling, right? I digress. Eventually, I arrived at a point where my current circle of friends and I were itching to play a new campaign, and for the shits and giggles of it we decided we would livestream it on Twitch. At the time, we had managed to get affiliated on Twitch, and one or two of us would occasionally have a couple of viewers pop in when we were streaming whatever video game we were playing, and we figured it would be fun to do the same thing with our next campaign. So we did. As you might expect, nothing really ever came out of it. We were just doing it for fun. The campaign only lasted about 3 months or so, and we never set out with the expectation that what we were releasing into the world was anything amazing - we were just four normal dudes having fun playing a game we enjoyed, and if you happened to find yourself on our Twitch channel to see it, awesome! If not, cool. We weren't doing it for you.
So, yeah, that campaign eventually fell off, and we would eventually return to just streaming whatever video game excited us. One of friends got married, and had a kid, and was too busy for DnD. Another friend got a new job, and his schedule just didn't give him the time. Hell, even I managed to land a pretty decent job at the time, and I struggled to make time for our weekly video game nights, but I managed. But ever since that streamed campaign had ended, I had an itch in the back of my mind that I really wanted to scratch. I thoroughly enjoyed everything about livestreaming our campaign. Sure, it was nothing to write home about, but I fell in love with the showmanship of it all. Maybe it was because of the thought of the potential for someone to eventually watch it, but whenever we would stream, I would get in the zone and pretend I was putting on a show for thousands (even though we may have only ever had three or four viewers at max). Basically, I had fallen in love with the idea of putting on a show for others, and I knew I would jump at the chance to do it again in the future. Enter Wayne.
A little over a year ago (at the time of this posting), I was perusing through the /LFG subreddit and not looking for anything in particular, when I stumbled across a post that checked off all the boxes.
I don't like to admit that I'm picky, but that fact that this sub exists should give credence to that fact that one should, at the very least, have a criteria when looking for games to invest yourself in when looking at advertisements. And if my little backstory above should inform you, there were a number of things on my checklist that this post had. For starters, it was longer than a few sentences. Clearly, the person who posted this was meticulous about what they wanted and what they didn't want (I would learn, much later on, that Wayne was not the one who wrote the post, but one of his players). Secondly, the post was very adamant about what was of paramount importance at the table - rich and compelling narratives, deep exploration of characters, and a passion for roleplay. And thirdly, the plan was to turn this into a "production". The post even included a promo video of respectable quality. Clearly, the people involved with this had a plan, much more of a plan than my friends and I had when we streamed. And, I considered myself a pretty decent roleplayer, so I applied. They were only looking for 1 applicant, but I figured I had a decent shot, with my previous livestreaming experience, and the fact that I already owned a (what some would call excessive) microphone and camera. So I shot my shot. If I didn't get picked, no biggie, life goes on. But when I received a discord invite and told that I had made it to the second round of the application process, I was ecstatic.
It is around here that I should introduce you to our cast of characters (names have been changed, of course:

• There is, of course, me, Dave - a guy who fundamentally believes that fun and safety at a table supersedes everything else, who happens to really enjoy hamming it up in character, and telling exciting stories.
  
• Ava - an already confirmed player at the table, with a past experience of playing with Wayne. I would come to find out that Ava was the one who had written the LFG post. Ava was also in charge of Discord moderation, and the second round interview process. She has her own story, which I will allude to here, but is ultimately hers to share.
  
• Jelly - Wayne's significant other. Jelly was supposedly not involved with the upcoming campaign at all, but had a presence on the Discord, and have previously played in Wayne's campaigns.
  Seth - another already confirmed player at the table. Admittedly, Seth plays a minor role in the story, but his inclusion is necessary.
  
  • and Wayne - the lead character of our story. The DM of the upcoming campaign. The visionary. The guy who plans to have the next big thing in the TTRPG actual play space.

There are at least a half dozen other individuals involved in this story, but ultimately play very minor roles. If at some point while I am writing this one of them pop up, I will update the list above to include them.
Back to the story. I was ecstatic to find out I had been selected for an Discord interview and scheduled it at my earliest convenience. This is where I first meet Ava. To be honest, I don't recall much about the interview, but I remember it being pretty standard and what I was expecting an interview to be. Mostly it was just going into detail about some of the stuff I had included in my primary application and talking about expectations and goals. I was told that after the Discord interview, the next step would be a participation in a practice one shot, to get a feel for how I would play at the table. After the interview was over, Wayne hopped into the voice channel, and this would be when I would meet the man, the legend.
I pride myself on being very good at reading people. I can usually pick up on when someone is trying to sell me something, pretty quickly. I tend to over analyze words and expression looking for intent. I have been gaslit and manipulated several times in my past by people very close to me, and so I have developed this defense when meeting people for the first time. Very rarely do I take someone at their word, or completely buy what they are selling when I hardly know them, and even less so to a complete stranger. In this case, when meeting Wayne for the first time, my defenses failed me.
Perhaps it was because it had been over a year since I last ran a campaign. Perhaps it was because it had been even longer than that that I actually got to be a player in a campaign. Perhaps it was because of that itch of wanting to perform again for an audience. Or, perhaps, it was because Wayne was very good at pitching his plans. Whatever the reason, my first impression of Wayne was that this was a guy who had a plan, and had the means to enact that plan, and I wanted to be a part of it in any way that I could.
Wayne, you see, had two big passions in life. The first was DnD. The second, as he would admit, was being an entrepreneur. He owned his own business in New York City. One of several ventures he had pursued, and it afforded him a premium NYC apartment and the time and luxury to spend on his second passion - playing DnD. And so, he thought, why not marry these two passions together? He had a great head for business. And according to him, the last campaign he had run was fantastic. So fantastic, he thought, that surely other people would enjoy listening to it. And so he hatched a plan - he would use his business knowledge and savvy to launch a Youtube channel that would be home to his next great campaign. But he had the foresight, at least, to know of just how saturated the DnD actual play space has become in recent years. If he wanted to be successful at this venture, he would have to stand out from the rest. And he had a solution to that. He wasn't going to put out just any old DnD actual play. He was going to create "DnD Cinema".
To do that, he said, he needed the right people that share in the same core philosophies that he had. Namely, a "pretentious level of hyperfixation on roleplaying and narrative storytelling". Most other actual plays, to him, were playing "beer and pretzels" DnD. You know, the type of game were you sit around with your friends having a good time and a laugh, where you might spend five minutes on an out of character joke, etc. Shit like that wasn't going to fly in this campaign. When you came to the table, you were going to be in character from start to finish. And recording sessions were going to be seven hours long. Could I handle that?
And I admit that I told him I could. Like I said, he had a way with words. He was clearly passionate about it. And he talked a good talk. And he was friendly enough. So he said he would be in touch. And the wait began.
Over the course of the next month or so, I would come to become friends with Ava and Wayne. We would hop into Discord and play games, talk about the upcoming campaign, etc. It was going to be several months before the campaign actually began recording, and so Wayne was still conducting the interview process while also working on worldbuilding for the campaign. He was also spending over $3000 dollars commissioning an animated table for the youtube video. This was clearly something he was very proud of, as he took every and all opportunity to talk about how amazing and innovative it was going to be.
You see, in Wayne's vision of "DnD cinema", the videos that would be put up on youtube would not include the faces of the players. Or battlemaps. Instead, it would be animated table that he could manipulate in editing at various cue points. It would feature portraits of the characters that would light up when they speak. It was the next big thing in the TTRPG space - a (frankly) audio only experience that was accentuated with the occasional fancy animation that cost thousands of dollars. No one else was doing it, he would say, and that would help him stand out even more.
It was also during these more innocent days that I would come to understand Wayne's obsession with Brennan Lee Mulligan. He idolized the guy. In fact, he would brag on multiple occasions that his significant other's job had her 3 or 4 degrees removed from Brennan - basically, she worked for someone who worked for someone who was involved with the Dungeons and Drag Queens season of Dimension 20, and he would often mention how he was hoping to use that connection to someday have a sit down and meet and greet with BLeeM himself. As time would go on, I would eventually find out that Wayne actually considered Brennan Lee Mulligan as his competition.
About a month would past before I would hear anything about my application. I never brought it up during our gaming sessions, as another core tenet of mine is that I don't want my friendship or acquaintance with someone to give me an edge over other candidates. I want my experience and what I bring to the table to stand on its own merit. This will come up later in our story. Eventually, I would get a message from Wayne asking me if I would be interested in participating in a try out one shot for the campaign. Apparently, he had completely forgotten that I had applied, and wanted to schedule in a last minute try out for me. My fellow players during the one shot would be Ava, some other member of the discord community, and Jelly.
I'll be honest, the one shot was nothing to write home about. And even Wayne would admit it was something he threw together last minute so that he could say I had my chance. I immediately found Ava to be a fantastic scene partner, and even for a one shot, put the time and effort into her character and actions. Jelly, on the other hand, was not that good. To be fair to Jelly, my criteria for grading her performance was strictly on the curve that Wayne himself said he was grading people on. I found her to be a very selfish player, who failed to pick up on narrative cues, and was solely focused on her time in the spotlight. But it was a trial one shot that didn't mean anything. My biggest take away from Jelly was that she was a player that I would not enjoy playing with in the future, and that I wouldn't seek out as a player at a table that I was DMing for. Not horror story bad (yet), but not good. Average.
When the application process was done, it would eventually come down to two choices. I was one. Wayne loved my southern twang, and thought it would sound good in a production. And we had become friends. The other was someone with a theater and acting background, who had been to Julliard. I was not selected. And I was okay with that. The decision did not impact my friendship with either Ava or Wayne, and we continued to hang out and play games together. I then learned of Wayne's new plan.
In the original posting ad for the campaign, it had been mentioned that a possibility for guest character appearing in the campaign could happen. The original idea was that, as members of the Discord community would play in one shots, Wayne would then be able to invite stand out performance to appear in an episode or two of the new campaign, as a gift to the community and to give those players a chance to play in a campaign with other players of similar caliber. This all changed as the months got closer to release date. The idea for guests at the table changed completely. Instead, Wayne's plan was to use the guest spots at the table as a networking opportunity. Don't forget - Wayne is an entrepreneur. This was a business venture for him, and successful businesses need to show growth. And he wanted to achieve growth at an accelerated pace. The plan was simple - as the channel grew, Wayne would scour the internet for similar channels with slightly higher subscriber count than his. Well, I say Wayne would do this. Wayne would actually pawn this off on to someone else. A tangent that I will perhaps need to touch on later in this story - Wayne was very good at finding ways of pawning off work on to others, and then taking the credit. He very much believe himself to be a manager, and other members of the Discord that showed any interest in the success of this venture as his employees. He would then engage in communications with these other channels in the hopes of achieving some Quid Pro Quo. You send someone to be a guest on our channel for a few episodes, and we'll shout you out. In return, he would send someone from his channel to theirs, and get a shout out in return. Something to note here - all of this was done without ever including his players in the discussion. He was offering them up to strangers without even asking if they even wanted to do that.
Time passes, and eventually recording for the campaign begins. It would be about two months into recording when Wayne approached me about being the first guest character. (At this point, I had been an active member of the Discord community for over six months now). He wanted me to be the first guest character for two reasons. The first was because I was familiar, and he wanted to test out the format before bringing in strangers. The second was because of my prior livestreaming experience. I was a part of an affiliated Twitch channel that met the criteria of having a slightly higher subscriber count than his. But for the most part, our old Twitch channel was dead. Sure, we still streamed games into the void, but there was practically no engagement. And I told him so when he asked me if I wanted to be introduced as someone from that Twitch channel. I was more involved in his community as that point, anyway. And so, I finally got what I was wanting - to sit down and play quality DnD with like minded individuals for the purposes of entertaining others.
At this point, only a handful of episodes had aired. The recording schedule had them a grace period of a month or so before release, and I admittedly hadn't watched them. Honestly, I wasn't that interested. I don't know if that's bad or not. There are a lot of actual plays out there of varying quality. And each one requires a lot of time commitment to watch. Already I was regularly watching Critical Roll, and I was having a hard time to find time to watch some of the other really good shows I was enjoying, like Dimension 20 and The Glass Cannon. On top of that, it was an game that I wasn't a part of, so yeah, I admit I hadn't watch any of it. But even if I had, it wouldn't have prepared me for what playing at the table was actually like. The released episodes were highly edited, with sound effects and music. It wasn't until I became actually involved at the table that I would find out just how manufactured the game actually was. And I use the word "game" very generously.
For starters, once recording began, all out of character talk and banter was immediately and explicitly forbidden. We were to remain in character at all times. Secondly, I would find out that Wayne had developed a "formula for success" in regards to time spent recording. No scene would ever last longer than ten minutes. If players spent too much time having their characters engaging with each other and the time elapsed, we were moving on the next scene, regardless of if it was a natural conclusion or not. Speaking of the characters, I would come to learn that the characters that the player brought to this campaign were secondary to the story that Wayne wanted to tell. "This campaign isn't character focused, it's story focused" he would say. The campaign simply did not have time for that. I don't like to toss out the word "railroaded" very often, but it quickly became apparent that there was a good bit of railroading being done here. The only character decisions or choices or conversations that would ever make it to the final cut were ones that provided what he thought would be the most interesting while pushing his narrative forward. And for a DnD game, there wasn't a whole lot of game being done here. Sure, the players had character sheets, and classes, but it was all superficial. Combat was a rarity on the level of a shiny Pokemon. I think mostly because Wayne didn't find combat narratively compelling. But in that case, I have to ask, why use DnD as your game system? If all you want to do is roll clicky dice and improv, there are much better systems out there. And speaking of the dice - I'm sad to say that in most cases they were superfluous, as well. The only real purpose the dice served to Wayne was when they could be used to clip epic moments of success or failure. A natural 20 or a natural 1 was gold for him, because then he could clip it into a Youtube or Tiktok Short and grow those subscriber numbers. For a game in which "every decision hung on the roll of a dice", there weren't a lot of dice rolls, there weren't a lot of decisions, and when there were decisions, most of the time, the outcome was predetermined by Wayne. Everything Wayne did in regards to this game was in service to growing his Youtube channel. And the sad part? It worked.
In a shockingly short amount of time, Wayne was able to grow his Youtube channel from just over a 100 subscribers to over a 1000. This was mostly done by his excessive push of Youtube and Tiktok shorts. For a short period of time, I was deemed trustworthy enough to have access to the Youtube channel's admin, and I could view the statistics. The turnover rate for shorts into actual video views was miniscule. Only a tiny fraction were tuning in for the actual show. At this point, he had just become a Youtube Shorts creator.
And I want to mention at this point - I understand and respect the hustle. The world of Youtube is a dog eat dog world, and you have to have to play the game to stay in the game - I get it. I don't have any issue with being proud of what you've created, and pushing it out to people. I really don't. My issue was with how deceptive Wayne was being with it. And how deceptive he was, in general, as I would come to find out.
You see, before the inaugural campaign had even launched, Wayne approached me one day to see if I would be interested in running a campaign on his channel, as I had experience before in it, and had expressed an interest in doing it again. And I will admit, I was excited about the prospect. But before my words of "Yeah, I'd love to talk about" even had a chance to dissipate into the ether, Jelly would hop into the channel, in the middle of the discussion to say, "You know who should run a campaign? Seth." And then immediately log off.
I don't have a lot to say about Seth. I think he is an amazing, caring, friendly guy. He also happens to be an incredible roleplayer and storyteller, and his character is Wayne's campaign is truly phenomenal. I envy how easy it is for Seth to get into and portray the wide arrange of emotions of a character. He also happens to be a great GM. I understand why Jelly would suggest him to run a campaign. What I didn't understand, at the time, were her motives. Wayne, Ava, Jelly, and Seth had all played in a previous campaign together, and Wayne and Jelly had become enamored by just how good Seth was. And even prior to that, Ava and Seth had a past campaign together. Jelly wanted to be a player in a Seth run campaign. And if Wayne was going to have a second campaign on the channel, she wanted it to be Seth's, and she wanted to be a player in it.
And so, immediately, any and all discussion about me running a campaign was ceased, and the legwork was put forth for Seth to run a campaign. Wayne would approach him about it, and he was interested. Seth would already have in mind the players that he wanted for it - two friends of his from outside the server, Ava, and another player from the Wayne campaign. Noticeably missing from that list - Jelly.
Strangely, Wayne would then tell Seth that if he was going to run a campaign on the channel, he would have to have an application process for the players, and open it up so that anyone could apply. After Seth had already stated he already had players in mind - players who already said yes. I don't know about you, but as a DM, I would never let someone dictate to me who I could have at my table. If I have players in mind already, it's because I have a reason. But Wayne demanded an application process be followed, and a second LFG post would appear in LFG for the Seth run campaign - that was noticeably advertising for 4 players. After Seth had chosen his players. The advertisement came with another well edited and narrated youtube promo that was, and still is, the highest viewed video on the channel. And all of it was a sham. Which I knew it was. And I confronted Wayne about it. It was then that I learned some unsavory backstory involving Ava and Jelly and the prior campaign. That is not my story to tell. I have shared my accounts of events with Ava, and she is considering posting an account from her perspective following this. The most I am willing to say on this is that involves situations that should never be okay at a DnD table, and that Wayne would gloss over and sugarcoat these situations as no big deal. It would lead to Ava not being comfortable with being at a table with Jelly which both I, and Seth, would understand.
Wayne, however, found this to be unfair and manipulative on Ava's part. Those past incidents should have had no bearing on Jelly's consideration for the Seth run campaign. Which is why he would demand an application process. He would then confide to me when I questioned the duplicity of the LFG advertisement that it wasn't completely misleading. There would still be someone chosen from the list of applicants - because he was going to make sure that Ava wasn't part of the campaign. After Seth had already told both Wayne and her that she was. After the players for that game had already come together for a session zero. He claimed that Ava had prior incidents of being difficult to work with, and that because he wasn't involved in the campaign, he couldn't be there to handle any situations that might arise of conflicts between players at the table. At the time I thought that was an odd statement to make - if you are trusting enough of another person, like Seth, to run a campaign on your channel shouldn't you be trusting enough in their ability to handle problems between players? Looking back now, I can only assume he made that statement because he was certain that Jelly would be a player at the table, and that problems might arise between Jelly and Ava. He asked that I keep the conversation between us. But that was something I could not do. None of that situation felt right to me. Wayne, Ava, and I had been friends playing games together for nearly a year now. I never saw any inclination of Ava being a "problem player" - she was great at the table, and a great person to hang out with. And I found it weird that Wayne would say those things about her, and not approach her about it. So of course I talked to her. For weeks she had been sharing her excitement of the new campaign with me, often with Wayne in the voice channel with us. Ava would then share with me her past experiences with Wayne and Jelly. Again, it is not my story to tell, but I am a good judge of character. I believed Ava's account of events. It made sense to me, with how Wayne and Jelly acted.
I wish I could say this story had a happy and/or satisfying conclusion. I'm not even really sure if there is a point to it, or even if it will be a good read. It has been clear for some time now that Wayne has been entirely obsessed with the growing of his Youtube channel, damn any and all bridges burned, and walking back some of his initial promises of what he claimed the campaign and the Youtube channel would be. It's also very clear to me that Wayne is someone who absolutely has to have control over everything, especially the narrative (fictional and real life).
There are so many minor grievances to air about Wayne that I haven't already touched on, and I feel like I've already taken up too much of your time already. Here's just a brief overview, I'd be more than happy to go into more details if you want them:

• Multiple players from the Wayne campaign confided in me about some of the problems they had with Wayne and how the game was being run. When Wayne found out, he blew his lid, and said that he was both Manager and HR, and no one should be complaining to anyone outside of the table. If they were going to complain to anyone, it should be him.
  
  • It turns out, Wayne has a prior history of being an asshole. Long before the Youtube channel, and the campaign, even before the previous campaign, he told his then group that they were playing the game wrong. He then found a new group, sang their praises to the old group, and then even brought both groups together to show the old group "the right way to play"
  • In addition to Wayne, he has two editors working for him. One of which he pays. The other one has had no compensation. The one not getting paid is doing the same work as both Wayne and the paid editor combined.
  • I mentioned way early on in the story that Ava was the Discord Administrator for the Discord server. After the Seth campaign incident, Wayne unceremoniously removed Ava as Administrator, told her it was "by mistake", and never put it back. As far as I can tell, there was nothing to warrant this other than control. I suspect it was because there were certain Seth campaign related channels or other channels he didn't want Ava to see.
  • The unceremonious removal of myself and Ava from the Youtube channel admin. Admittedly, we contributed very little to it, but it was removed without a word mentioned.
  • Recently making a post requiring his "talent" to purchase a minimum $5 dollar Patreon subscription. He has admitted to me the reasoning for this was to inflate Patreon subscriber numbers to entice new subscribers. He has since walked that back after much outcry from the "talent"
  • Asking Seth if it wouldn't be too much to convert his envisioned DnD campaign into a Daggerheart campaign, because Daggerheart is the new hotness, and will attract more viewers.

Ultimately, I suppose I feel disheartened and deceived. Deceived because I originally signed up for what I thought was going to be a bunch of friends sitting around and recording themselves playing quality DnD, and it has shifted so far from that original purpose. Wayne is obsessed over subscriber numbers and views, it's all he ever talks about. He claims that his goal is to reach a level of success to which all 10+ people involved will be able to achieve financial freedom (which he claims is roughly $2000 a month). I'm sure you've done the math, just like I have. Even if you believe $2k a month is financial freedom (I certainly don't), that comes out to $240,000 a year. That's an insane level of success to promise your players. Oh, I'm sorry, your "talent".
I feel disheartened because....there's actually good work being done here. Some of the players are some of the best I've ever played with. Wayne can actually be a good storyteller, when he's not pushing for likes or clicks. The editors do a really fantastic job. I have seen and listened to the work being done on the Seth campaign (luckily Wayne is only tangentially involved), and Seth's campaign is turning out to be something really special. There is something good being done here, but it seems so tainted by Wayne and his obsession for Youtube and Tiktok success. So, maybe this is an RPG Horror Story, maybe it's a cautionary tale. I dunno. I have committed to finishing out my run in the campaign, (I was brought back to the table multiple times because the players enjoy playing with me, and also I suspect I was involved in one of his highest viewed shorts), but my hearts not in it. I've told Wayne I've no interest in any of his future projects, and I wish him well on his Youtube journey. But in the pursuit of clicks, and likes, and subscribers, I feel like he has fundamentally lost what attracts people to actually watch and invest in TTRPG actual plays - authenticity.

呪われたテクニック:ギャンブラーのガーディアン (Cursed Technique: Gambler's Guardians)

The Gambler's Guardians CT is a shikigami technique that employs the use of chance and a deck of cards to summon guardians to combat opponents. The user cannot choose which shikigami is summoned as the medium between summoning these shikigami is a deck of cards that the user always has. The user may withhold these cards to be used as a later date or to lead to the use of the user's DE.

Drawbacks Of Gambler's Guardians

1. Due to its unpredictability, you may not draw the right card for the situation or even be unable to summon a shikigami at all.
   
2. It's a very risky, yet powerful technique as the cards must physically be drawn for the shikigami to be summoned.
   
3. All the shikigami's main weakness is fire as they will become a pile of ash in a matter of seconds [as this is the main and almost only weakness for all the shikigami, it will not be repeated and only shikigami specific weaknesses will be mentioned going forward].
   

呪われた道具:プレイヤーの野望 (Cursed Tool: Player's Ambition)

The Player's Ambition Cursed Tool is a tool that is created directly from the user's CE. It is tied to the user's CE and can always be created again by the user whenever it is destroyed. The cards in this deck are extremely durable as if made of a titanium alloy while still retaining its flexibility. These cards can be very useful for other Sorcerers as the deck always has a full suit of cards [that never repeat until all have been used once] that can cause a lot of damage. As for the user, these cards serve as both the medium and a powerful offensive tool for combat. However, just like modern decks, two jokers have been placed. These two jokers are required for the user to activate their DE, if the user does not have a DE then these two jokers are used as diversions to trick or further damage opponents. When the shikigami is summoned, the card drops to the card and expands to the required size for the shikigami to exit the card as if it's a portal. Both the size and the body of the shikigami depends on how quickly it exits the card.

ギャンブラーのガーディアン:エース (Gambler's Guardians: Ace)

The Ace shikigami is a shikigami that helps smooth the flow of the user's CE and increase the user's CE output. The shikigami is in the form of a large skinny robed figure that bears the symbol of the card that is drawn [A spade for the Ace Of Spades, a heart for the Ace Of Hearts and so on]. Aceis quite physically powerful and smart as it will get very creative with its attack and almost never do something in the literal sense. The Ace is extremely lanky and has arms that almost drag on the ground on the floor. The boost from this shikigami lasts for a varying amount of time depending on which Ace is drawn. The Ace takes advantage of its long arms and powerful enhancement boosting abilities to quickly attack in swiping strikes from a distance. Ace is the manifestation of the user's grief and regret of indulging in their addiction as they have lost the love and warmth of those who were close, yet pushed away.

ギャンブラーのガーディアン:スペードのエース (Gambler's Guardians: Ace Of Spades)

The Spades variation of the Ace shikigami can be seen as the more base version of the Ace as it still retains all regular details aforementioned, but with the added detail of skin as white as snow and hands the size of a shovel’s blade. The enhancement ability aforementioned is not changed much as it still can enhance the flow of CE in the user and boost the overall strength of itself. Although it can now enhance the durability of different objects to the level of a titanium alloy.

Gambler's Guardians: Ace Of Hearts

The Hearts variation of Ace sees some very drastic changes when compared to the Spade variation. The Ace Of Hearts can be seen with the same snow white skin, but this time it seems to have brought red outlines where its nonexistent veins should be. These “veins” are visible all along its body. The Ace Of Hearts no longer smooths the flow of the user's CE, but instead is able to reverse some damages to both it and the user. The Ace Of Hearts takes advantage of this healing factor with its higher amount of agility, but this healing factor and agility come with the loss of strength. The Ace Of Hearts is much weaker and not suited for close hand to hand combat, but instead will use debris from the fight to throw at the opponents while at points jumping towards the user to heal them. The Ace Of Hearts is able to climb up buildings extremely quickly and is another very useful part of the user's chance filled arsenal.

Gambler's Guardians: Ace Of Diamonds

The Ace Of Diamonds is the more defensive variation and it will always put its life at bay to keep its master safe. It is much more bulky than its previous variations and uses this bulky-ness to shield the user with its body. The Ace Of Diamonds has the same snow white skin and the same blood red “veins”, but with the added factor of its major difference in size when compared to the other variations. The Ace Of Diamonds is also the most physically powerful variation as it can throw things like cars with ease, possibly even buses if it tried. This variation of Ace can reinforce its own skin to that of diamonds, at the cost of being unable to apply any boosts to others.

Gambler's Guardians: Ace Of Clubs

The Ace Of Clubs is the much more offensive variation of Ace as it trades away some of its high durability to gain more agility and muscle strength. Combining this increase in agility and muscle strength with its newfound aggressiveness and large hood, it can quickly apply large amounts of pressure onto anything as it mercilessly attacks the target. The Ace Of Clubs will also use it's surroundings heavily to apply further pressure, whether that be from grabbing and throwing the target into something, or picking up something and using it as a weapon.

Gambler’s Guardians: Two

These shikigami mainly focus on supporting the user as all of their variations focus on buffing their capabilities in some form, whether that be applying a protective CE shield over the user or simply healing the user. However, these shikigami are very weak and require something to protect them or else little value will be gained from summoning them. The shikigami almost look like [biblically accurate] angels about the size of a bike, the only difference is that they are made purely of the card they were summoned with, hence why their durability is so low and can very easily be shut down.

Gambler's Guardians: Two Of Spades

The Two Of Spades variation is [just like Ace Of Spades] the base variation of Two. The Two Of Spades summons two smaller shikigami that both can apply barriers of CE onto objects or even people. These barriers are not the strongest and can barely survive a single hit from something such as a grade 2 and above, but they can allow for some defense especially as it can tank at least a single hit which can potentially save the user's life.

Gambler's Guardians: Two Of Hearts

The Two Of Hearts variation allows the shikigami to be able to reverse damage to anything, but not the position [ex. If a wall was knocked down and shattered, these shikigami can reverse the damage it sustained to an extent, but not being it back to its upright position unless they somehow lift it back up] to a certain extent. No, these shikigami can NOT reverse death, the worst injury they can reverse on a human being or animal is a broken bone [unless the bone is completely shattered]. Anything more can potentially cause more pain for the user while killing the shikigami in the process.

Gambler's Guardians: Two Of Diamonds

The Two Of Diamonds variation can apply a much more durable shield than Two Of Spades, at the cost of its own speed and tapping into the user's CE reserves. This allows for a much stronger shield that can repair itself as long as the user’s CE reserves are full. These shields can survive multiple hits from a semi-grade 1 and potentially a few hits from a grade 1 sorcerer or curse. However, if the shikigami attempts to keep up the shield for too long, it will overload itself and burn up in a flash of CE. The CE used to summon these shikigami will be returned if this happens.

Gambler's Guardians: Two Of Clubs

The Two Of Clubs is the fastest variation of Two, but at the cost of its own durability. These shikigami often will apply a shield onto itself [rather than the user] and fly into a target to cause physical damage, taking advantage of its shield and speed. However, because it is so weak durability wise, so are its shields. Its shields cannot survive more than 2 hits from most sources without shattering. Even though these shields are weak, the shattering effect that happens when they break can potentially harm others [this includes the user].

Gambler's Guardians: Three

Three is a trio of shikigami that look similarly to the finger bearer cursed spirit, but Three are pure white with either black or red accents depending on which card was used to summon them and the symbol of the card on its back. They are also smaller than the finger bearer, reaching a height of about 4’4. Three is more so focused on being a supporting attacker to overwhelm an opponent, rather than taking the attention off of the user [with the exception of Three Of Clubs]. Three is very much average in all ways, but makes up for it with its speed, being able to quickly overwhelm a target.

Gambler's Guardians: Three Of Spades

The Three Of Spades is very fast and can even sneak up on opponents as it is able to dig its claws into objects and hold itself on ceilings or walls. Three Of Spades is very overwhelming as it takes advantage of its speed and strength to even break through walls to catch an opponent off guard, but will ultimately choose to protect the user even if it means death. Most of the time, Three Of Spades will stick closely to the user, but in a hidden position where they cannot be easily noticed while even hiding their own CE to an extent.

Gambler's Guardians: Three Of Hearts

The Three Of Hearts shikigami is the same looking shikigami, the only difference is that one of them specializes in physical attacks, one specializes in psychological confusion, and the last specializes in attacking the soul. The one that specializes in physical attacks is slightly above average in strength, speed and durability, but can grow claws on both its hands and feet to attempt to cause bleeding. The one that specializes in psychological confusion can release a gas that, if inhaled, will cause the victim to have hallucinations that could go from minor to severe depending on how much of the gas is inhaled. Finally, the one that specializes in attacking the soul is below average in physical strength and durability, but makes up for it with its speed and ability to cause irreversible damage.

Gambler's Guardians: Three Of Diamonds

The Three Of Diamonds are much more durable and physically powerful and the form they take represents that. They have a lot more visible muscle on them and the accents are less tattoos and actually are an unknown metallic material that is highly durable. This armour does not cover its whole body, but it does allow protection on the shikigami's arms, legs, and partially their chest. The armour is on these parts as it is a physical attacker rather than using some other ranged attack. The Three Of Diamonds are also a bit bigger than that of the rest of the variations of Three, reaching a height of 4’11.

Gambler's Guardians: Three Of Clubs

The Three Of Clubs variation can all merge together, forming a much larger and stronger shikigami, reaching the height of 5’8. Each summoned shikigami has a different part of the Clubs symbol on their back, when the three parts decide to form or the user tells them to merge, they become the powerful shikigami as mentioned before with the finished symbol of Clubs. More info on this combination will be stated below, for now information on Three Of Clubs will be talked about. The Three Of Clubs focuses more on hard hitting attacks, rather than stealthy ambushes. It loses its stealth, but instead it has a new merging gimmick and slightly increased strength and durability when compared to Three Of Spades.

Gambler's Guardians: Three Of A Kind

The Three Of A Kind shikigami is the result of when all three shikigami of Three Of Clubs merge together. The Three Of A Kind is very powerful and uses the same fighting style that the user does with the added benefits of a massive strength, durability and speed boost. The Three Of A Kind can apply a lot of pressure and can even revert back into the three separate shikigami it was before on command to dodge a potential hit from an enemy. However, the longer the shikigami are in this merged form, the weaker they will get as they have a time limit that is represented by the tattoo of the clubs on its back slowly fading from the top of the clubs down. It does slowly regenerate while not in the merged state and when it isn't even summoned. Trying to push past this state can allow a few extra seconds of strength, but ultimately will end with this shikigami to burn up in a flash of CE and the card used to summon it will be burned from the deck.

Gambler's Guardians: Four

Gambler's Guardians: Four Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Four Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Four Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Four Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Five

Gambler's Guardians: Five Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Five Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Five Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Five Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Six

Gambler's Guardians: Six Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Six Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Six Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Six Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Seven

Gambler's Guardians: Seven Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Seven Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Seven Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Seven Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Eight

Gambler's Guardians: Eight Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Eight Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Eight Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Eight Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Nine

Gambler's Guardians: Nine Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Nine Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Nine Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Nine Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Ten

Gambler's Guardians: Ten Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Ten Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Ten Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Ten Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Jack

Gambler's Guardians: Jack Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Jack Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Jack Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Jack Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: Queen

Gambler's Guardians: Queen Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: Queen Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: Queen Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: Queen Of Clubs

Gambler's Guardians: King

Gambler's Guardians: King Of Spades

Gambler's Guardians: King Of Hearts

Gambler's Guardians: King Of Diamonds

Gambler's Guardians: King Of Clubs

Extension Technique: Full House

This Extension Technique allows the user to overload their cards with CE, allowing the capabilities of the shikigami to be heightened [ex. More durability, faster, stronger, special gimmicks have a stronger influence, ect], but burning the card after being used. When this happens, the card is less likely to be pulled again or even just not even to be pulled from that deck ever again, forcing the user to attempt to artificially create another deck they can use from their CE.

Domain Expansion: Joker's Last Cabaret

When this DE is activated, both the user and the opponents will be placed in the midst of a casino filled with different cards flying everywhere extremely fast [fast enough to cut the skin on a human being]. As soon as one of these cards draws blood and they land flat on a surface [face down], the corresponding shikigami of that card will be summoned with the person the card had hit as their target. These shikigami will not target any other person until the original target is felled. Once that target is defeated the shikigami will explode into a flurry of cards, allowing for more shikigami to be summoned. The user can concentrate CE to slightly direct the cards into a target, but then these cards that were directed turn into blank cards that have no other use than as a physical weapon rather than an intermediary. The Joker cards will burn up after this DE is summoned, meaning this DE can never be used again unless the user can focus enough CE onto another set of Joker cards.

My 9 year old son was diagnosed with high functioning autism and ADHD a few years ago. He’s now in 3rd grade. As the year has progressed he has been struggling more and more managing impulses, outbursts, focus and anxiety. We tried therapy for almost a year before entertaining the thought of medications. One day he finally asked if he could take medication like me to help him (I take Adderall for my ADHD.) Being that he’s extremely articulate, I knew he would be able to communicate any side effects he was experiencing that were bad. I wasn’t prepared for the emotional back lash that came as his first two medications wore off (Adderall and Vyvanse). He wasn’t able to communicate how he felt because he was deep in the throws of an emotional thunderstorm. I don’t want to try any medications, just yet, that need to build up in his system because the buy in and out is a slower process. His doctor told me that being HF ASD makes him more sensitive to stimulants.
With all this being said, how many medications have other parents had to try before landing one that works? I feel like he’s become a test subject. It’s hard to watch the bad side effects and his disappointment when the medication is and a fit for him.

I am a first year teacher and I have a child up for a possible retention. (2nd grade) She is tier 3 in reading, and has been since December. She had a very hard time reading, comprehension, writing (sometimes does not even write her full name), cries when I don’t read questions and answers more than once because she can’t sound it out, etc. - we had our meeting today. Mom says she can catch up over summer because she has a 70 in reading so she is “passing” and states that all of this comes down to her child’s lack of focus, how she has a very early birthday and my teaching style because “I keep the kids on computers all the time”. (They stay on them max 25 minutes a day during intervention time on iReady, other 20 mins is in groups). She also states that it may be better for her kid to be retained in 3rd grade instead and she will mesh better with the 3rd grade teachers. This child is emotionally immature, on a BP for most of the year for arguing with staff and peers. She is in the 4TH% in reading. She is also possibly traumatized, I had to report to CPS a couple months back and mom knows I did it most likely. I am TRULY worried about this child. Mom has seen the data all year and she is still on the fence. Please tell me I am not overreacting here. This is insane to me.

I switched to a progestin only pill in February due to being diagnosed with high blood pressure. Previously I was on a combination pill.
Since then my period has consistently come in the 3rd week of the pill pack, instead of the 4th week.
My understanding was that the 4th week was the placebo week and that’s when you should bleed.
I’m concerned that this means the pill is not actually working as it should.
This is my fourth month on this pill so by now the bleeding should have evened out.
Any thoughts on this?

I have my Bio EOC on Friday and I really need to get a 5 because my grade this quarter in Bio is a 49% (I got a B the first 2 quarters and a C the 3rd quarter but I didnt turn in assignments) and she said she would only change our grades if we got a 5. She said that if we got a 5 she would make sure that is reflected in our grade, but I’m nervous I won’t get a 5 because if I don’t, I’m cooked.

Hi Reddit. I’m a 19 M and have been having a consistent argument with my parents for a while.
I never wanted to go to college because I thought it was a waste of money. I was homeschooled since 3rd grade and in that time had an opportunity to do dual enrollment but my mom said for some reason I couldn’t when in reality she misunderstood a counselor and I could since I was like 15/16. So basically while one of my friends went ahead and became a nurse I never got to do anything like that to get ahead.
From 17-19 I’ve basically worked 32+ hours a week doing full time jobs from irrigation to chipotle to cleaning offices to now working front desk at a hotel.
I’ve been wanting to learn a “trade” so I recently went with graphic design a couple months ago and began taking an online course. I’ve been very consistent with it but it’s very tiring working a 9-5 four days a week on top of taking care of my physical health as I love weightlifting and also helping my parents out with cooking/running errands etc. and after all that make sure I have time to learn my course.
I have really bad ADHD and have even tried meds but they gave me headaches. So recently I’ve tried asking them if I can just do 3 days of work and spend the other 4 learning as I already have no social life and don’t even play video games or do anything for fun tbh.
They’re saying I spent too long on what I wanted to do as a trade and if I wanna be a man I now have to work full time and figure it out because it’s what they had to do as teens. I’ve tried explaining I’m exhausted mentally and physically and can’t maintain this I feel like I’m going nowhere. They keep saying “welcome to being an adult”.
I’m so confused and just want to learn for my future but they won’t let me. I’m getting pissed and I don’t know what to do. AITAH

For 7th grade ELA, we are deciding between two options:

1. Separate durable books with text and separate consumable workbooks. The text would be durable, so students could not write in it.

or

1. One combined book with text and activities and students write in it.

The first option is cheaper because the district doesn't need to re-purchase the text each year, but students could not write directly into the books (they would write into the workbooks and would just re-purchase those). What do others do/prefer? Is annotating/highlighting directly on text something middle schoolers need?

Skyharbour Resources is a high-grade uranium exploration and prospect generation company with a dual-pronged corporate strategy focusing on exploration and partnership-driven projects. Here's a breakdown of the interview:
Corporate Strategy and Exploration
•⁠ ⁠Dual-Pronged Strategy: Skyharbour focuses on both discovering new high-grade uranium deposits and generating prospects for partner-funded projects.
•⁠ ⁠Exploration Focus: The company is actively engaged in exploring and drilling its projects, particularly aiming for significant discoveries. A recent project with a high-grade small deposit is awaiting drill results.
•⁠ ⁠Discovery-Ready: Skyharbour positions itself as one of the few companies in the Athabasca Basin that is not only drill-ready but also discovery-ready.
Land Holdings and Projects
•⁠ ⁠Significant Land Holdings: Skyharbour has built the third-largest mineral tenure holding in Northern Saskatchewan over the past decade, covering over 1.4 million acres.
•⁠ ⁠Project Portfolio: The company owns 29 projects in the Athabasca Basin, ranging from early-stage exploration to advanced-stage assets hosting small uranium deposits or high-grade uranium (U3O8) from previous drilling.
•⁠ ⁠Main Assets: The primary focus is on the Russell Lake and Moore Lake projects. Russell Lake is particularly strategic, surrounding the Wheeler River Project, and offers cost-effective exploration due to its infrastructure.
Drilling and Funding
•⁠ ⁠Recent Drilling: Recently completed 8,000 meters of drilling, with assay results pending. They are fully funded for an additional 8,000 to 10,000 meters of drilling to be conducted over the summer.
•⁠ ⁠Drilling Costs: Exploration costs are lower than peers due to the accessibility and infrastructure at Russell Lake, with all-in costs below CAD $350 per meter.
Prospect Generation Business
•⁠ ⁠Partner-Funded Projects: Skyharbour has built a robust prospect generator business, with seven partner companies potentially spending up to $80 million on exploration and funding.
•⁠ ⁠Strategic Partnerships: Includes significant partnerships with Denison Mines, Rio Tinto, and Orano, enhancing both managerial and capital market capabilities.
Management and Board Expertise
•⁠ ⁠Experienced Team: Led by CEO Jordan Trimble, the management team combines finance, entrepreneurial, and extensive uranium exploration expertise. Notable team members include senior geologist Dave Beahm and several key industry figures such as Dave Cates and Paul Matysek.
•⁠ ⁠Board and Advisors: The board and advisors comprise industry veterans with a history of successful uranium exploration and corporate development.
Capital Structure and Financials
•⁠ ⁠Shares and Market Cap: 182.5 million shares issued and outstanding, with a market cap of $75 to $80 million.
•⁠ ⁠Funding: Well-funded with nearly $7 million in the treasury, benefiting from annual cash and share payments from option partners, reducing the need for frequent capital raises.
•⁠ ⁠Institutional Support: The company is included in several uranium mining ETFs and has notable institutional investors, corporates, and family offices as shareholders.
Market Outlook and Uranium Fundamentals
•⁠ ⁠Bullish on Uranium: The company is optimistic about the uranium market, citing strong macro trends such as electrification, decarbonization, and energy security.
•⁠ ⁠Supply-Demand Dynamics: Current global uranium demand is around 200 million pounds, with primary mine supply at 150 million pounds, leading to a supply deficit and upward pressure on prices.
•⁠ ⁠Future Demand: Significant uncovered requirements and supply deficits are projected, highlighting the need for new uranium discoveries and sustained high prices.
Upcoming Catalysts and News Flow
•⁠ ⁠Pending Results: Numerous assay results from recent drilling are expected soon, with the potential to positively surprise the market.
•⁠ ⁠Future Drilling: Additional 8,000 to 10,000 meters of drilling is planned for the summer, ensuring continuous news flow.
•⁠ ⁠Partner Activities: Five out of seven partner companies are actively exploring, adding to the overall activity and potential announcements.
•⁠ ⁠Strategic Acquisitions and Partnerships: The company continues to acquire new projects and seeks new partners to further expand its prospect generation business.
Skyharbour Resources presents itself as a well-positioned player in the uranium exploration sector, with a strong portfolio of projects, strategic partnerships, and a solid financial foundation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQB0c1oG6cE&ab_channel=MetalsInvestorForum

Skyharbour Resources is a high-grade uranium exploration and prospect generation company with a dual-pronged corporate strategy focusing on exploration and partnership-driven projects. Here's a breakdown of the interview:
Corporate Strategy and Exploration
•⁠ ⁠Dual-Pronged Strategy: Skyharbour focuses on both discovering new high-grade uranium deposits and generating prospects for partner-funded projects.
•⁠ ⁠Exploration Focus: The company is actively engaged in exploring and drilling its projects, particularly aiming for significant discoveries. A recent project with a high-grade small deposit is awaiting drill results.
•⁠ ⁠Discovery-Ready: Skyharbour positions itself as one of the few companies in the Athabasca Basin that is not only drill-ready but also discovery-ready.
Land Holdings and Projects
•⁠ ⁠Significant Land Holdings: Skyharbour has built the third-largest mineral tenure holding in Northern Saskatchewan over the past decade, covering over 1.4 million acres.
•⁠ ⁠Project Portfolio: The company owns 29 projects in the Athabasca Basin, ranging from early-stage exploration to advanced-stage assets hosting small uranium deposits or high-grade uranium (U3O8) from previous drilling.
•⁠ ⁠Main Assets: The primary focus is on the Russell Lake and Moore Lake projects. Russell Lake is particularly strategic, surrounding the Wheeler River Project, and offers cost-effective exploration due to its infrastructure.
Drilling and Funding
•⁠ ⁠Recent Drilling: Recently completed 8,000 meters of drilling, with assay results pending. They are fully funded for an additional 8,000 to 10,000 meters of drilling to be conducted over the summer.
•⁠ ⁠Drilling Costs: Exploration costs are lower than peers due to the accessibility and infrastructure at Russell Lake, with all-in costs below CAD $350 per meter.
Prospect Generation Business
•⁠ ⁠Partner-Funded Projects: Skyharbour has built a robust prospect generator business, with seven partner companies potentially spending up to $80 million on exploration and funding.
•⁠ ⁠Strategic Partnerships: Includes significant partnerships with Denison Mines, Rio Tinto, and Orano, enhancing both managerial and capital market capabilities.
Management and Board Expertise
•⁠ ⁠Experienced Team: Led by CEO Jordan Trimble, the management team combines finance, entrepreneurial, and extensive uranium exploration expertise. Notable team members include senior geologist Dave Beahm and several key industry figures such as Dave Cates and Paul Matysek.
•⁠ ⁠Board and Advisors: The board and advisors comprise industry veterans with a history of successful uranium exploration and corporate development.
Capital Structure and Financials
•⁠ ⁠Shares and Market Cap: 182.5 million shares issued and outstanding, with a market cap of $75 to $80 million.
•⁠ ⁠Funding: Well-funded with nearly $7 million in the treasury, benefiting from annual cash and share payments from option partners, reducing the need for frequent capital raises.
•⁠ ⁠Institutional Support: The company is included in several uranium mining ETFs and has notable institutional investors, corporates, and family offices as shareholders.
Market Outlook and Uranium Fundamentals
•⁠ ⁠Bullish on Uranium: The company is optimistic about the uranium market, citing strong macro trends such as electrification, decarbonization, and energy security.
•⁠ ⁠Supply-Demand Dynamics: Current global uranium demand is around 200 million pounds, with primary mine supply at 150 million pounds, leading to a supply deficit and upward pressure on prices.
•⁠ ⁠Future Demand: Significant uncovered requirements and supply deficits are projected, highlighting the need for new uranium discoveries and sustained high prices.
Upcoming Catalysts and News Flow
•⁠ ⁠Pending Results: Numerous assay results from recent drilling are expected soon, with the potential to positively surprise the market.
•⁠ ⁠Future Drilling: Additional 8,000 to 10,000 meters of drilling is planned for the summer, ensuring continuous news flow.
•⁠ ⁠Partner Activities: Five out of seven partner companies are actively exploring, adding to the overall activity and potential announcements.
•⁠ ⁠Strategic Acquisitions and Partnerships: The company continues to acquire new projects and seeks new partners to further expand its prospect generation business.
Skyharbour Resources presents itself as a well-positioned player in the uranium exploration sector, with a strong portfolio of projects, strategic partnerships, and a solid financial foundation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQB0c1oG6cE&ab_channel=MetalsInvestorForum

Skyharbour Resources is a high-grade uranium exploration and prospect generation company with a dual-pronged corporate strategy focusing on exploration and partnership-driven projects. Here's a breakdown of the interview:
Corporate Strategy and Exploration
•⁠ ⁠Dual-Pronged Strategy: Skyharbour focuses on both discovering new high-grade uranium deposits and generating prospects for partner-funded projects.
•⁠ ⁠Exploration Focus: The company is actively engaged in exploring and drilling its projects, particularly aiming for significant discoveries. A recent project with a high-grade small deposit is awaiting drill results.
•⁠ ⁠Discovery-Ready: Skyharbour positions itself as one of the few companies in the Athabasca Basin that is not only drill-ready but also discovery-ready.
Land Holdings and Projects
•⁠ ⁠Significant Land Holdings: Skyharbour has built the third-largest mineral tenure holding in Northern Saskatchewan over the past decade, covering over 1.4 million acres.
•⁠ ⁠Project Portfolio: The company owns 29 projects in the Athabasca Basin, ranging from early-stage exploration to advanced-stage assets hosting small uranium deposits or high-grade uranium (U3O8) from previous drilling.
•⁠ ⁠Main Assets: The primary focus is on the Russell Lake and Moore Lake projects. Russell Lake is particularly strategic, surrounding the Wheeler River Project, and offers cost-effective exploration due to its infrastructure.
Drilling and Funding
•⁠ ⁠Recent Drilling: Recently completed 8,000 meters of drilling, with assay results pending. They are fully funded for an additional 8,000 to 10,000 meters of drilling to be conducted over the summer.
•⁠ ⁠Drilling Costs: Exploration costs are lower than peers due to the accessibility and infrastructure at Russell Lake, with all-in costs below CAD $350 per meter.
Prospect Generation Business
•⁠ ⁠Partner-Funded Projects: Skyharbour has built a robust prospect generator business, with seven partner companies potentially spending up to $80 million on exploration and funding.
•⁠ ⁠Strategic Partnerships: Includes significant partnerships with Denison Mines, Rio Tinto, and Orano, enhancing both managerial and capital market capabilities.
Management and Board Expertise
•⁠ ⁠Experienced Team: Led by CEO Jordan Trimble, the management team combines finance, entrepreneurial, and extensive uranium exploration expertise. Notable team members include senior geologist Dave Beahm and several key industry figures such as Dave Cates and Paul Matysek.
•⁠ ⁠Board and Advisors: The board and advisors comprise industry veterans with a history of successful uranium exploration and corporate development.
Capital Structure and Financials
•⁠ ⁠Shares and Market Cap: 182.5 million shares issued and outstanding, with a market cap of $75 to $80 million.
•⁠ ⁠Funding: Well-funded with nearly $7 million in the treasury, benefiting from annual cash and share payments from option partners, reducing the need for frequent capital raises.
•⁠ ⁠Institutional Support: The company is included in several uranium mining ETFs and has notable institutional investors, corporates, and family offices as shareholders.
Market Outlook and Uranium Fundamentals
•⁠ ⁠Bullish on Uranium: The company is optimistic about the uranium market, citing strong macro trends such as electrification, decarbonization, and energy security.
•⁠ ⁠Supply-Demand Dynamics: Current global uranium demand is around 200 million pounds, with primary mine supply at 150 million pounds, leading to a supply deficit and upward pressure on prices.
•⁠ ⁠Future Demand: Significant uncovered requirements and supply deficits are projected, highlighting the need for new uranium discoveries and sustained high prices.
Upcoming Catalysts and News Flow
•⁠ ⁠Pending Results: Numerous assay results from recent drilling are expected soon, with the potential to positively surprise the market.
•⁠ ⁠Future Drilling: Additional 8,000 to 10,000 meters of drilling is planned for the summer, ensuring continuous news flow.
•⁠ ⁠Partner Activities: Five out of seven partner companies are actively exploring, adding to the overall activity and potential announcements.
•⁠ ⁠Strategic Acquisitions and Partnerships: The company continues to acquire new projects and seeks new partners to further expand its prospect generation business.
Skyharbour Resources presents itself as a well-positioned player in the uranium exploration sector, with a strong portfolio of projects, strategic partnerships, and a solid financial foundation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQB0c1oG6cE&ab_channel=MetalsInvestorForum

Throwaway account because I see other people do it on here but I don't what it means because I am still new to reddit I was born at 24 weeks, so i have severe adhd, organic brain damage, autism, cerebral palsy. My question is that if mild memory impairment can cause a declining IQ. At 7 years old my iq was in the 80s and then in middle school it was in the 70s. Then since the whole covid thing delayed iq testing. Now senior year school iq testing said in 50s. I do want to mention that in 2022 i did do weed and vape and some cough medicine because I was influence by my cousin and i have really implusive behavior. Oh yeah and I am 18 right now. And last year my math level was in 3rd grade and now it is in 2nd. Please be nice and kind to me. And yeah tell me what this may sound like thank you. Edit: I forgot to mention that I do also get confused and don't know to cross street because the signs confuse me. Oh yeah and I have history of astrocytoma pilocytic but it got removed a decade ago and mri's now are clear